"I Will... But" is a song written by Kristyn Osborn and

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, and recorded by American

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group

SHeDAISY SHeDAISY () was an American country music vocal group from Magna, Utah. The group consisted of sisters Kristyn Robyn Osborn (born August 24, 1970), Kelsi Marie Osborn (born November 21, 1974), and Kassidy Lorraine Osborn (born October 30, 1976). ...

. It was released in March 2000 as the third single from their debut album '' The Whole SHeBANG''.

Content

The title of the album this song was taken from comes from its refrain "I will be the whole shebang". Drums were played by session musician Vinnie Colaiuta, who also performed on " Little Good-Byes". His style when cutting the track gave the feel of a live performance.

Music video

Directed by Shaun Silva, the video for this song is very simple, focusing on the trio at various concerts, as well as black-and-white shots of them doing goofy things. They are also seen performing the song in a parking garage, and while sitting on top of a bar.

Chart performance

It is the highest-peaking single of SHeDAISY's career, reaching number 2 on the U.S. ''Billboard''

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chart for 3 weeks, behind " That's the Way" by

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, as well as being the group's only Top 10 hit in Canada.

Year-end charts

References

2000 singles 1999 songs SHeDAISY songs Song recordings produced by Dann Huff Lyric Street Records singles Music videos directed by Shaun Silva Songs written by Jason Deere Songs written by Kristyn Osborn {{2000s-country-song-stub